High Performing Teams’ Training
Assignment: High Performing Teams’ Training
This assignment is due in Unit 10 along with an additional required audio visual presentation from Unit 10.
Start this assignment now, so you will have sufficient time to add the narration and notes in Unit 10.
You have read about and practiced with high performing teams’ concepts, team management concepts and skills, and training steps. Now you will integrate your knowledge into an assignment that you will begin in Unit 9 to create a paper and then in Unit 10 create a PowerPoint presentation version with audio and submit the paper and audio visual presentation in Unit 10.
Make sure to read the Weinstein (2014) article from the Library.
Overview: Technology has made team collaboration easier and more effective, but assembling the right mix of people and skills for a project remains a challenge for many organizations.
Scenario: You have been tasked with creating a training program to help executive management develop fully functional virtual teams around North America (Mexico, U.S., and Canada) that will either (1) develop new products, (2) be tasked with regional distribution services, or (3) be in charge of regional marketing; this is your choice.
The name of the training program is titled “The Dream Team.”
You are going to create a virtual team training session and you will choose the reason for the teams’ development through the training program from the three possibilities provided above. Then address the following checklist items:
Checklist:
· You will describe the overall training program to train 20 teams of 5 for the reason you chose.
· Use the Training Steps (from your reading area on tab #2) to create an agenda that will include the vital content you deem necessary to manage and develop collaborative high performing teams for the purpose you selected from the three possibilities.
· Make sure to address the needed team building process steps.
· How will these teams manage themselves?
· What skills will these high performing team members need to direct themselves?
· What skills will be needed and what practices will need to be implemented by the external leaders of these high performing teams?
Respond in a 2–3-page paper with 2 short in-text citations in current APA format and citation style (see the reading area for assistance with APA) with additional title and reference pages.
Submit your paper to the Unit 10 Assignment Dropbox after adding audio narration to the presentation in Unit 10. Preview the Unit 10 Assignment grading rubric .
References
Unit 9
Read the following articles in the Library:
Hoch, J. E., & Kozlowski, S. J. (2014). Leading virtual teams: Hierarchical leadership, structural supports, and shared team leadership. Journal of Applied Psychology, 99(3), 390–403. http://search.ebscohost.com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=2012-32455-001&site=eds-live
Leonard, B. (2011). Managing virtual teams. HR Magazine, 56(6), 38-42. https://search-ebscohost-com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=61867506&site=ehost-live
Weinstein, M. (2014). Building your dream team. Training, 51(3), 42–44. https://search-ebscohost-com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=95864305&site=eds-live
Read about coaching in Chapter 4 (page 75) of:
Hawkins, P. (2013). Coaching, mentoring and organizational consultancy: Supervision, skills and development. McGraw-Hill Education. http://search.ebscohost.com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=524699&site=eds-live
You can also review Chapter 2: “Virtual Leadership, Mindset and Approach.”
Pullan, P. (2016). Virtual leadership: Practical strategies for getting the best out of virtual work and virtual teams. Kogan Page. https://libauth.purdueglobal.edu/sso/skillport?context=115194
Review the video located in the Library:
Waller, M. (2013). Attitude, communication, and performance in swift-starting teams [Video]. Skillsoft. https://libauth.purdueglobal.edu/sso/skillport?context=53396